Day 5 mostly consisted of us traveling by train to Berlin. After Cat's experience with the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, neither one of us wanted to risk flying in Europe. We stayed on the East Berlin side, which made it cheaper and more interesting. We stayed at the
Grand Hostel Berlin which I highly recommend because the hostel is in a residential area, so you get to see a lot of local people. The next day we found this amazing bakery just around the corner that we went to every single morning for breakfast. I got the same thing everyday because it was so good. It's called a marzipanplunder and is seriously the most delicious pastry I've had in a long time. It's sort off like a croissant with marzipan filling and icing on the top. I'm salivating thinking about it now. Just look at the picture!
In the morning, we took the subway out to Schloß Charlottenburg or the Charlottenburg Palace and wandered around the beautiful gardens.
It was a day of good food as we found this little cafe that had really cheap, but delicious food. The potato salad had lemon and dill and parsley on it. Yum. I don't even like sausage, but those were good too. I also had a pretzel, which didn't make it long enough to have its picture taken.
In the afternoon, we went to the
Jewish Museum and spent nearly 5 hours there. It wasn't just a museum about the Holocaust, but had the whole history of the Jewish people back into how they lived during the Middle Ages. It is a kind off funny looking museum though. I think it's trying a little too hard to be modern...
The East Side Gallery was next on our list and definitely one of my favorites. This is a 1.3 km section of the Berlin Wall that has been painted with murals by artists from all over the world. Some are really amazingly clever where it looks like a window into somewhere else or just what's behind the wall. Some are just crazy and complicated. Others have quotes or a message. My favorite says "He who wants the world to remain as it is doesn't want it to remain at all." When you get there, though it's just like any other concrete wall, really. For me the significance of the Berlin Wall didn't really click until I touched it. I'm sure it's different for everyone.
May 24 - 25, 2010
Day 5 mostly consisted of us traveling by train to Berlin. After Cat's experience with the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, neither one of us wanted to risk flying in Europe. We stayed on the East Berlin side, which made it cheaper and more interesting. We stayed at the Grand Hostel Berlin which I highly recommend because the hostel is in a residential area, so you get to see a lot of local people. The next day we found this amazing bakery just around the corner that we went to every single morning for breakfast. I got the same thing everyday because it was so good. It's called a marzipanplunder and is seriously the most delicious pastry I've had in a long time. It's sort off like a croissant with marzipan filling and icing on the top. I'm salivating thinking about it now. Just look at the picture!.jpg)
In the morning, we took the subway out to Schloß Charlottenburg or the Charlottenburg Palace and wandered around the beautiful gardens. 
It was a day of good food as we found this little cafe that had really cheap, but delicious food. The potato salad had lemon and dill and parsley on it. Yum. I don't even like sausage, but those were good too. I also had a pretzel, which didn't make it long enough to have its picture taken. 
In the afternoon, we went to the Jewish Museum and spent nearly 5 hours there. It wasn't just a museum about the Holocaust, but had the whole history of the Jewish people back into how they lived during the Middle Ages. It is a kind off funny looking museum though. I think it's trying a little too hard to be modern... 
The East Side Gallery was next on our list and definitely one of my favorites. This is a 1.3 km section of the Berlin Wall that has been painted with murals by artists from all over the world. Some are really amazingly clever where it looks like a window into somewhere else or just what's behind the wall. Some are just crazy and complicated. Others have quotes or a message. My favorite says "He who wants the world to remain as it is doesn't want it to remain at all." When you get there, though it's just like any other concrete wall, really. For me the significance of the Berlin Wall didn't really click until I touched it. I'm sure it's different for everyone. 
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